# Send data of forms in HTML on output of template without use DASHBOARD?!

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-data-of-forms-in-html-on-output-of-template-without-use-dashboard/2252>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [13 August 2018 13:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-data-of-forms-in-html-on-output-of-template-without-use-dashboard/2252 "2018-08-13T13:33:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![imadouino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/imadouino/32/487_2.png) [@imadouino](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/imadouino)\
**Post date:** [13 August 2018 13:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-data-of-forms-in-html-on-output-of-template-without-use-dashboard/2252/1 "2018-08-13T13:33:56Z")

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I want to use my code instead of dashboard to send data to my function in node-red. How i can do it ?  
thank you for your help.

> ```
> > <form>
> > First name:<br>
> > <input type="text" name="firstname" value="Mickey">
> > <br>
> > Last name:<br>
> > <input type="text" name="lastname" value="Mouse">
> > <br><br>
> > <input type="submit" value="Submit">
> > </form>
> 
> ```

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [13 August 2018 13:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-data-of-forms-in-html-on-output-of-template-without-use-dashboard/2252/2 "2018-08-13T13:55:34Z")

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Hi,

you may need to explain a bit more what you mean.

Do you mean you have a webpage with that form on and you want to press the submit button on that form and send the results to a Node-RED flow?

If that is correct, then the general approach you need is to use an HTTP In node to create a flow that listens for an HTTP Post from the form with the form-data in.

First you would update the `<form>` you have to include an `action` - this identifies the URL the form will post its data to. For example:

```
<form action="/my-node-red-flow">

```

You can then create flow that starts with the HTTP In node configured to list for `POST` requests to `/my-node-red-flow`. Wire that to both a Debug node and an HTTP Response node.

Then when you click the submit button, your browser will make the HTTP post request back to node-red and trigger the http flow you have created.

Of course there are lots of hidden details here such as exactly what path you should use or what `action` to set on the `form` - those are the sorts of details we can't advise you on without more details from you.

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**Author:** ![imadouino](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/imadouino/32/487_2.png) [@imadouino](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/imadouino)\
**Post date:** [13 August 2018 14:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-data-of-forms-in-html-on-output-of-template-without-use-dashboard/2252/3 "2018-08-13T14:04:09Z")

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> [@knolleary](#):
>
> /my-node-red-flow

Thank youuuuuu it's woork (y)